Cancer, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiving Stress, Survivorship
Conditions
Keywords
cancer, caregiving, emotional support, psychology
Brief summary
Cancer has a psychological, emotional and social impact beyond a patient's physical health. This study examines three new online peer mental-wellness support program for cancer patients, survivors or their caregivers. Each program teaches evidence-based skills, in the context of that groups lived experience, to manage the emotional impact of cancer. This study examines the impact of that program.
Detailed description
Cancer has a psychological, emotional and social impact beyond a patient's physical health. These problems often ripple beyond the individual with the diagnosis, to their broader community, and also beyond a cancer treatment course into survivorship. As a result, there are a wide range of socioemotional needs in those who have been impacted by cancer. Further, these emotional impacts have a direct impact on morbidity and mortality of cancer. A new peer mental-wellness support program, called Color Cancer Connect (CCC) supports cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers by teaching them evidence-based skills to manage the emotional impact of cancer. This study will examine all three programs (i.e., patient, survivor, caregiver) to gather data to measure the impact of the program on emotional well-being, quality of life and health behaviors.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCancer Connect Program
Online group peer program where participants learn evidence based skills for managing stressors and emotions related to their cancer experience.
Sponsors
Color Health, Inc.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Masking description
Participants will be notified of a waitlist assignment upon enrolling. Those on the waitlist will receive the intervention after 3 months.
Intervention model description
Participants will be randomized to waitlist or intervention group. Those in intervention group will receive the peer program; those on the waitlist will receive it after being on the waitlist for 3 months.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Lived experience as either a current cancer patient, cancer survivor or caregiver of someone with cancer * Adult - 18+ * Has health insurance provided by employer or union (can be dependent of person on insurance) * Read/speak English * Have access to internet and personal email account
Exclusion criteria
* Severe mental illness that is disruptive to other group members
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Depression | Multiple time points across 8 months (waitlist; baseline, 2 months post waitlist, 3 months post waitlist, 2 months post program start, 3 months post program start) or 5 months (intervention; baseline, 2 months post program start, 3 months post program) | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed